Community News

This Mother’s Day (Sunday 15th March), The Grand Hotel Birmingham is providing the perfect setting for celebrations, whether guests are looking to indulge in a decadent afternoon tea, enjoy a roast dinner with all the trimmings, or get dressed up and sing along to music’s most-loved female icons.

Passengers heading to Cheltenham Festival next week have been issued key travel tips to help them stay ahead of the pack.

Passengers on the Chiltern Main Line have been warned to check before travelling next weekend (14 and 15 March) as key upgrade work is completed.

The Blackpole Inn has undergone an exciting refurbishment, reopening as a ‘Grandstand’ sports pub, following an investment of over £349,200.

Transport for Wales will introduce one of the most significant timetable changes for North Wales in a generation this May (from 17th).

A paratrooper from Sutton Coldfield, in the West Midlands, has jumped into France to train alongside French airborne forces.

During the summer months Worcester Cathedral joined forces with leading local solicitors to offer its supporters the opportunity to write or update their Will in exchange for a donation to the Cathedral.

First time buyers across the West Midlands and the South West have been given a boost this week, with one of the UK’s oldest homebuilders launching a dedicated new helpline.

For a second year now, Ramadan Streets returned to Birmingham, where people of all backgrounds were invited to a five-day cultural night market celebrating the spirit, community and shared experience of Ramadan.

England’s most significant planning reform in more than a decade must be carefully implemented to ensure it benefits communities across the country, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).

Urgent action is needed to address the crisis in foster care, as new figures from The Fostering Network show there remains a significant shortage in carers across the UK.

A trailblazer in autonomous innovation in the aviation sector has been named Ambassador of the Year at a major awards evening.

Road users in Stockport have been advised that the Greek Street roundabout will be reopening in just over three weeks’ time, following extensive improvements to the railway below.

Birmingham Community Leisure Trust (BCLT) has announced the return of its Big Open Weekend, offering two days of free fitness taster sessions, classes, events and more for the whole family to enjoy on March 7th and 8th.

Campaigners took a petition to Buckingham Palace to call on King Charles to stop the closure of the UK's oldest surviving Indian restaurant.

A cash injection of more than £250,000 will be invested by City of Wolverhampton Council as it continues its fight against fly tipping.